that didnt happen until AFTER she left office which was AFTER the attacksif the radical left had left her alone as gov of AK, she would still BE gov up there and virtually non-existent on the national sceneThe left didn't choose her as John McCain's running mate. The Republicans did.
The left can't be held accountable for the 15 minutes of fame that McCain gave her, nor her decision to extend that 15 minutes by remaining front-and-center in rightwing politics and the media.
as she was before McCain picked her(not the GOP as a whole)
did the "radical left" get her a book deal? a contract with Fox? Was it the radical left that asked her to campaign across the country for Tea Party Candidates?
Her existence on the national scene is purely the doings of the GOP, John McCain and Palin's desire to extend her 15 minutes after losing the 2008 election.